ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,214,752, issued on Feb. 4.

"Vehicle mountable article dryer system" was invented by Dana Lynn Reed (Highland, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An article dryer system removably couples to an exterior of a vehicle. The article dryer system includes (I) a receptacle assembly including (A) a bottom portion, (B) a top portion spaced from the bottom portion, (C) a first side portion extending between the bottom portion and the top portion, and (D) a second side portion extending between the bottom portion and the top portion, the second side portion spaced from the first side portion. The bottom portion, the top portion, the first side porti...